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UN Secretary General condemns Russian diplomat killing in Iraq

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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan condemns Saturday's attack in Iraq, in which one Russian diplomat was killed and four others kidnapped, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday. "The UN Secretary General condemned this attack and urged for putting an end to similar acts of violence. He also called on the Iraqi government and

MOSCOW, June 4 (RIA Novosti) - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan condemns Saturday's attack in Iraq, in which one Russian diplomat was killed and four others kidnapped, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

"The UN Secretary General condemned this attack and urged for putting an end to similar acts of violence. He also called on the Iraqi government and multi-national forces in Iraq to take all necessary steps to stop this wave of violence," the ministry said.

Annan also expressed condolences to the family of the diplomat killed in Iraq, and also to the people and the government of Russia, the ministry said.

Arab television channels quoted Sunday Iraqi Interior Ministry officials as saying that four Russian embassy employees kidnapped in Baghdad Saturday had been released. However, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official later refuted these reports.

The Saturday incident was not the first attack on Russian nationals in Iraq. Back in April 2004, three Russians and five Ukrainians were for a building company, Interenergoservice, were taken hostage and released the following day.

In early May 2004, one Russian employee of Interenergoservice was killed and two kidnapped. The hostages were released in a week. Some days later, two Russians died in an attack on a group of employees of this company.

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